- Maker
- Taylor, Martha (age 12)
- Date made
- 1798
- Origin
- Lancaster, PA US
- Stitches
- Cross, Satin
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 4 alphabets: lowercase with J. Numbers 1-11. Narrow cross bands. Double saw tooth border all four sides.
- Inscription
- Martha Taylor Made / this sampler in the 12 / year of her age in / Miss Galligher's School / by her Direction in the / year of our LORD / 1798 / (At the bottom): And Must this body die / This mortal frame decay / And Must these active / Limbs of mine lie / Mouldring in the clay //
- Length Without Frame
- 14.12"
- Width Without Frame
- 7.5"
- Historical Owner
- #1991.0004A,B Gift of Elizabeth Oat Rockwell in memory of Martha Elizabeth Taylor Oat.
- Owner
- Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, DE
- Owner Private
- Winterthur
- Name of School
- Leah Bratten Galligher Meguier Lancaster, PA
